Quiz on Madness in Hamlet Act 2 Scene 2

What is the main theme explored in Act 2, Scene 2 of 'Hamlet'?

• Love

• Revenge

• Madness

• Betrayal

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Who does Hamlet mistake for a 'fishmonger' in Act 2, Scene 2?

• Claudius

• Rosencrantz

• Guildenstern

• Polonius

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does Hamlet repeatedly answer when asked what he reads in Act 2, Scene 2?

• Sentences

• Numbers

• Letters

• Words

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does Hamlet say about the nature of good and bad in Act 2, Scene 2?

• Good is bad and bad is good

• There is no good or bad

• Good and bad are objective

• Good and bad are subjective

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Who does Hamlet plan to use to 'catch the conscience of the king' in Act 2, Scene 2?

• Horatio

• The Players

• Ophelia

• Polonius

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What does Hamlet compare himself to in his soliloquy at the end of Act 2, Scene 2?

• A peasant

• An angel

• A god

• A king

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What does Hamlet call himself in his soliloquy at the end of Act 2, Scene 2?

• A saint

• A rogue

• A villain

• A hero

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What does Hamlet contemplate in his soliloquy at the end of Act 2, Scene 2?

• Friendship versus betrayal

• Life versus death

• Love versus hate

• Action versus inaction

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What does Hamlet say about the nature of humanity in Act 2, Scene 2?

• Humans are like animals

• Humans are like gods

• Humans are like machines

• Humans are like demons

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does Polonius say about Hamlet's madness in Act 2, Scene 2?

• It is a temporary act

• It is genuine madness

• There is method in it

• There is no method in it

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3